theme for 2015: female deprivation of liberty 48 In the opinion of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, there is an obvious need for increased options for differentiating between female inmates. In the opinion of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, the reality that there is a low number of female inmates is something the Prison and Probation Service needs to take into account when the activity is formulated. According to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, the Prison and Probation Service should carry out a review of the security levels at prisons that accept women and investigate whether there is a need for security level 1 placements. The Parliamentary Ombudsmen has previously established that the conditions for keeping certain inmates separate from each other and thus avoiding unsuitable client groupings are considerably poorer at female institutions than at male institutions. The limited number of placements in institutions for women is a particular challenge for the Prison and Probation Service regarding the ability to transfer inmates. In the opinion of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen there need to be contingencies at the authority for dealing with inmates who are difficult to place. A lack of resources or opportunities for internal differentiation is not an acceptable reason for placing inmates in isolation and thereby denying them their legal rights to spend time with others during day time.4 As a result of the inspections in 2015 and the Prison and Probation Service’s statement to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, the Parliamentary Ombudsmen states that there is an obvious need for increased options for differentiating between female inmates. In the opinion of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, the fact that there is a low number of female inmates is a fact that the Prison and Probation Service needs to take into account when the activity is formulated.5 In connection with the inspection of the prison at Färingsö, it was noted that the section for security level 3 inmates (the lowest security level) were located within the perimeter protection of the closed sections (security level 2). This means that security level 3 inmates are also surrounded by a high double fence for most of the day. Ljustadalen prison, which only has security level 3 placements, therefore has no perimeter protection. As stated by the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, there is a risk of the higher degree of monitoring and control having an impact on the lower security level at the institutions. It also appears that the inmates experience a difference in restrictions to freedom depending on the perimeter protection at the prison. For this reason, the fact that, in practice, a placement in security level 3 may correspond to such different conditions, appears unsuitable to the Parliamentary Ombudsmen. As stated by the Parliamentary Ombudsmen, the Prison and Probation Service should carry out a review of the security levels for the prisons that accept women and also investigate whether there is a need for security level 1 placements.6 Pregnant inmates and inmates staying in an institution with their children As a result of inspections made of female institutions, the Parliamentary Ombudsmen decided to investigate, in a special case, the situation for female inmates in prisons with accompanying children, or who are pregnant. As 4 JO 2015/16 p. 191, Ref. no. 1277-2014. 5 JO 2018/19 p. 165, Ref. no. 1087-2016. 6 JO 2018/19 p. 165, Ref. no. 1087-2016